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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Aug 8, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 10 AM and 1 PM.

PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT27m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN10/6
WEATHER93° Clear
Busch Gardens Williamsburg crowd report infographic for Aug 8, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
3
1 PM
6
2 PM
5
3 PM
5
4 PM
6
5 PM
6
6 PM
4
7 PM
5
8 PM
6
9 PM
1
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit DarKoaster first

Even on a light day, DarKoaster builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

10 AM to 1 PM
Walk-on window opens

Finnegan + Apollo fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 10 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

19 rides · avg wait shown
DarKoaster
65m avg
peak 90m · 100% uptime
Verbolten
28m avg
peak 40m · 100% uptime
Tempesto
23m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
17m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
16m avg
peak 25m · 100% uptime
Der Autobahn
12m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Alpengeist
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
Closed all day
Griffon
0m avg
peak 0m · 8% uptime
Grover's Alpine Express
Closed all day
InvadR
0m avg
peak 0m · 63% uptime
Le Catapult
Closed all day
Le Scoot
Closed all day
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Pantheon
Closed all day
The Battering Ram
Closed all day
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
Closed all day
The Trade Wind
Closed all day
Turkish Delight
Closed all day
9 rides were closed all day
Escape From Pompeii Grover's Alpine Express Le Catapult Le Scoot Pantheon The Battering Ram The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge The Trade Wind Turkish Delight

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 93°F, low 76°F, rain for 6h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: DarKoaster 78m to 46m
10 AM Walk-on window: Finnegan + Apollo
4:08p Smart pick: DarKoaster is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion